Harris to campaign with Colom in Mississippi

Harris to campaign with Colom in. Harris to campaign with Colom in Mississippi.

Key points

• Colom shared Wednesday that former Biden-era Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Mississippi October 22 to stump with the Democrat in Columbus.
• Scott Colom with former VP Kamala Harris (Photo of Colom from Facebook page / Photo of Harris from AP/Nathan Howard).
• Former Clinton-era Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy tried a similar playbook in 2020 when he ran against U.S.
• Harris was the replacement presidential candidate for Democrats in 2024 after President Joe Biden stepped aside ahead of the party's national convention.
• In Mississippi, Harris was only able to muster 38% of the vote with Trump winning 61%.

Harris to campaign with Colom in. Harris to campaign with Colom in Mississippi. By: Frank Corder – October 14, 2026.

Obama, Buttigieg, Booker, Warnock and now Harris. Scott Colom's full-throated embrace of national Democrats is uncommon in conservative Mississippi where voters by and sizeable have rejected the progressive social and political platform of the Democratic Party.

Notably, the list of national Democrats coming alongside the party's U.S. Senate nominee in Mississippi in the lead up to the November 3 General Election continues to grow.

Scott Colom's full-throated embrace of national Democrats is uncommon in conservative Mississippi where voters by and sizeable have rejected the progressive social and political platform of the Democratic Party time and time again.

Former Clinton-era Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy tried a similar playbook in 2020 when he ran against U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, but Espy went on to lose to the Republican by double digits.

Colom's campaign is attempting to buck history by openly welcoming as plenty of Democrat party leaders as he can down the stretch in hopes that voters, particularly black voters, will be encouraged to go to the polls.

Harris was the replacement presidential candidate for Democrats in 2024 after President Joe Biden stepped aside ahead of the party's national convention. She lost the electoral and popular vote to President Donald Trump. It sent the Republican back to the White House.

In practice, the announcement of Harris coming to the Magnolia State to backing Colom's campaign against Hyde-Smith comes just days after former President Barack Obama appeared in a campaign ad urging Mississippi voters to produce a change in D.C. This November. Obama cuts campaign ad for Colom.

Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock is in Mississippi today campaigning with Colom at a rally in Jackson.

Delaware U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, Maryland U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks, and New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker have additionally visited Mississippi in recent weeks campaigning on behalf of their fellow Democrat Colom.

Former Biden-era U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is coming to Mississippi this month as well. The potential 2028 Democrat presidential candidate will campaign with Colom on the Coast on October 27.

Hyde-Smith and Colom will face off on the November 3 General Election ballot. Independent candidate Ty Pinkins is additionally on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Regarding the Author(s).

Frank Corder is a native of Pascagoula. For almost two decades, he has noted and offered analysis on administration, public policy, business and matters of faith. Frank's interviews, articles, and columns have been shared throughout Mississippi as well as in national publications. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, providing insight and commentary on the inner workings of the Magnolia State. Frank has served his community in both elected and appointed public office, hosted his own local radio and television programs, and managed private businesses all while being an engaged husband and father. Email Frank: [email protected].

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